Tuesday, March 20, 2018

White to play and win.

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1836) vs. fiddler (1798), 1800
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3Nbd7
7.cxd5Nxd5
8.Nxd5exd5
9.a3c6
10.Bd3Nf6
11.Qc2Qa5+
12.Nd2Qd8
13.O-OBd6
14.Bxd6Qxd6
15.Nf3h6
16.b4Be6
17.Rfc1Rfc8
18.Qc5Qxc5
19.Rxc5Nd7
20.Rc2f6
21.Rac1a6
22.a4Nb6
23.b5Nc4
24.bxc6Rxc6
25.Bxc4dxc4
26.e4Bf7
27.d5Rc5
28.Rxc4Rxc4
29.Rxc4b5
30.Rb4bxa4
31.Rxa4a5
32.Nd4Be8
33.Ra3a4
34.Ne6Rb8
35.f3Rb3
36.Ra1a3
37.Nc5Rc3
38.Na6Bb5
39.Nb4Bc4
40.Na2Bxa2
41.Rxa2Rb3
42.h3Kf7
43.Kh2g5
44.Kg3h5
45.h4Ke7
46.Rd2Rb2
47.Rd3a2
48.Ra3Kd6
49.hxg5fxg5
50.Ra6+Ke5
51.d6Rd2
52.d7Rxd7
53.Rxa2Rg7
54.Re2Rf7
55.Rd2Rg7
56.Rd5+Kf6
57.Rd6+Ke5
58.Rh6h4+
59.Kg4Rg8
60.Rh5Kf6
61.e5+
 

Sunday, March 18, 2018

White to play and win.

ICC 15 3, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. KnightFireML (1794)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.cxd5Nf6
5.Nc3Nxd5
6.e4Nxc3
7.bxc3O-O
8.Be2c5
9.O-ONc6
10.d5Bxc3
11.Bh6Bxa1
12.Qxa1Nd4
13.Nxd4cxd4
14.Qxd4e5
15.Qxe5f6
16.Qd4Re8
17.Rb1g5
18.d6Kh8
19.Bc4Re5
20.f4gxf4
21.Bxf4Kg7
22.Rb3h5
23.Bxe5fxe5
24.Qxe5+Qf6
25.Qd5Kh6
26.Rf3Qg6
27.Rf7h4
28.Qd2+Qg5
29.Rf6+Kh5
30.Be2+Bg4
31.Bxg4+Kxg4
32.Qe2#
 

What is the strongest line for White?

ICC 15 3, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. KnightFireML (1794)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.cxd5Nf6
5.Nc3Nxd5
6.e4Nxc3
7.bxc3O-O
8.Be2c5
9.O-ONc6
10.d5Bxc3
11.Bh6Bxa1
12.Qxa1Nd4
13.Nxd4cxd4
14.Qxd4e5
15.Qxe5f6
16.Qd4Re8
17.Rb1g5
18.Bc4Qd6
19.Bb5Qe5
20.Qxe5Rxe5
21.Bd3Kf7
22.f4gxf4
23.Bxf4Re8
24.d6b6
25.Rc1Bd7
26.Rc7Red8
27.Bc4+Ke8
28.Bd5Rac8
29.Rxa7Rc2
30.e5Rc5
31.Bf3Rxe5
32.Bxe5fxe5
33.Rb7b5
34.Kf2Kf8
35.Ke3Be6
36.Rb6Kf7
37.Ke4Kf6
38.d7Kf7
39.Bh5+Ke7
40.Kxe5Bxd7
41.Rh6Rh8
42.g4Kf8
43.Kf6Kg8
44.Bf7+Kf8
45.g5Be8
46.g6Bxf7
47.g7+
 

Friday, March 16, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

6th ENCI Limburg Open 2012, Limburg NED
Dijkhuis, Tycho (1968) vs. Hovhanisian, Mher (2492)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.h4h6
7.Be3c5
8.Qg4Kf8
9.f4cxd4
10.Bxd4Nc6
11.Nf3a6
12.O-O-Ob5
13.Bd3b4
14.Na4Qa5
15.b3Nxd4
16.Nxd4h5
17.Qe2Qc7
18.Rde1Nc5
19.Nb2g6
20.Reg1a5
21.g4Nxd3+
22.Qxd3Bc5
23.gxh5Rxh5
24.Na4Bxd4
25.Qxd4Ba6
26.Qc5+Qxc5
27.Nxc5Rf5
28.Rg5Rxf4
29.Rxg6Rc8
30.Rxe6Bb5
31.h5Rxc5
32.h6Bd3
33.Rf6Rxc2+
34.Kd1Rd4
35.Rh3Bf5+
36.Ke1Bxh3
37.e6Bxe6
38.h7Rh4
 

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Mate in 4.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1713) vs. john2001plus (1843)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5exd5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Bb5+c6
6.dxc6Nxc6
7.Nf3Bd6
8.O-OO-O
9.h3Re8
10.Bxc6bxc6
11.d4Ba6
12.Re1Rxe1+
13.Qxe1Rb8
14.Nc3Qd7
15.a3Re8
16.Be3Qf5
17.Qd2Bc4
18.Re1Ne4
19.Nxe4Rxe4
20.Qc3Bd5
21.Nd2Rh4
22.Nf1Rxh3
23.f4Bxg2
24.Kxg2Qg4+
25.Ng3Qxg3+
26.Kf1Qf3+
27.Bf2Rh1#
 

What is the best move for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1834) vs. SBRChessClub (1894)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3Bg4
5.Qb3Bxf3
6.Qxb7Nbd7
7.gxf3Rb8
8.Qxc6dxc4
9.Bxc4e6
10.Nc3Bb4
11.e4O-O
12.Rg1Qe7
13.e5Bxc3+
14.bxc3Nh5
15.Bg5Qe8
16.Qe4Nb6
17.Bd3g6
18.Bh6Ng7
19.Qh4Qd8
20.Bg5Qc7
21.Kd2Rfc8
22.Rac1Nc4+
23.Bxc4Qxc4
24.Rc2Nf5
25.Qe4Rb6
26.Bf6Ra6
27.Ra1Ra3
28.Qd3Qd5
29.f4Nxd4
30.Qxd4Raxc3
31.Qxd5Rxc2+
 

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of pkengsoo (1687) vs. john2001plus (1839)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.Nf3O-O
8.Bd3c5
9.Nb5Nc6
10.c3cxd4
11.cxd4a6
12.Nd6Ndxe5
13.dxe5Nxe5
14.Nxc8Nxf3+
15.Qxf3Qb4+
16.Ke2Qxb2+
17.Ke3Qe5+
18.Kd2Qb2+
19.Ke3Raxc8
20.Rab1Qxa2
21.Rxb7Rc3
22.Rd1e5
23.Qe2d4+
24.Kf3Qe6
25.h4h5
26.Kg3e4
27.Qxh5Rxd3+
28.Rxd3exd3
29.Rb2Qe1
30.Rb3d2
31.Rd3f5
32.Rxd4Qe5+
33.Rf4Rd8
34.Qd1Rd3+
35.f3Qe1+
 

Monday, March 12, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1494) vs. john2001plus (1744)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-8
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Bd3Nf6
5.Nc3Bd6
6.Bg5c6
7.Qd2h6
8.Be3O-O
9.O-O-ORe8
10.Bxh6gxh6
11.Qxh6Bf8
12.Qh4Ne4
13.Qxd8Bh6+
14.Kb1Nxc3+
15.bxc3Rxd8
 

What is the best continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1494) vs. john2001plus (1744)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Bd3Nf6
5.Nc3Bd6
6.Bg5c6
7.Qd2h6
8.Be3O-O
9.O-O-ORe8
10.Bxh6gxh6
11.Qxh6Bf8
12.Qh4Ne4
13.Qxd8Rxd8
14.Nxe4dxe4
15.Bxe4Bh6+
16.Kb1Nd7
17.c3Nf6
18.Bc2Ng4
19.Rf1Re8
20.Nf3Re2
21.Bd3Rxf2
22.Re1Ne3
23.Ne5f6
24.Nc4Bf5
25.Bxf5Nxf5
26.Rhf1Rxf1
27.Rxf1Ne3
28.Nxe3Bxe3
29.Rxf6
 

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Sherlocked (1854) vs. Oblique (1745)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.c4Nf6
2.g3c6
3.Bg2g6
4.Nf3Bg7
5.O-Od5
6.Qc2e6
7.b3O-O
8.Bb2Nbd7
9.d4b6
10.Nbd2Ba6
11.e4dxe4
12.Nxe4Nxe4
13.Qxe4Rc8
14.Rfd1c5
15.Rac1Qc7
16.Ne5Nxe5
17.dxe5Rcd8
18.f4Rxd1+
19.Rxd1Rd8
20.Rd3Rxd3
21.Qxd3Bb7
22.Bxb7Qxb7
23.Qd8+Bf8
24.Qd3Be7
25.Bc3Kf8
26.Bd2Ke8
27.h3Qd7
28.Qxd7+Kxd7
29.Kg2Kc6
30.Kf3a6
31.Ke4b5
32.g4Bd8
33.Bc3a5
34.a4b4
35.Bd2h5
36.f5exf5+
37.gxf5Be7
38.Bf4g5
39.Bg3f6
40.Bf2fxe5
41.Kxe5g4
42.hxg4hxg4
43.Ke6Bd6
44.f6g3
45.Bg1g2
46.Kf7Be5
47.Ke7Bd4
48.Bh2Be5
49.Bxe5g1=Q
50.f7Qg5+
51.Bf6Qe3+
52.Kd8Qd3+
53.Ke8Qe4+
54.Be7Qg6
55.Bf8Qe6+
56.Be7Qc8+
57.Bd8Qd7+
58.Kf8Qxd8+
59.Kg7Qg5+
60.Kh8Qf6+
61.Kg8Qg6+
62.Kh8Qf5
63.Kg8Qg4+
64.Kh8Qf4
65.Kg8Kd6
66.f8=Q+Qxf8+
67.Kxf8Ke5
68.Ke7Kd4
69.Kd6Kc3
70.Kxc5Kxb3
71.Kd4Kxa4
72.c5Kb5
73.Kd5b3
74.c6Kb6
75.Kd6b2
76.c7b1=Q
77.c8=QQd3+
78.Ke7Qe4+
79.Kf8Qf4+
80.Kg8Qg5+
81.Kh8Qf6+
82.Kg8Qc6
83.Qd8+Kb5
84.Qb8+Qb6
85.Qe5+Kc4
86.Qe4+Qd4
87.Qc2+Kb4
88.Qb1+Kc5
89.Kf8a4
90.Qc2+Qc4
91.Qf5+Kb4
92.Qb1+Qb3
93.Qe1+Qc3
94.Qb1+Kc4
95.Qf1+Qd3
96.Qc1+Kb3
97.Ke8a3
98.Kf8a2
99.Ke8Qc3
100.Qd1+Kb2
101.Qe2+Qc2
102.Qb5+Qb3
103.Qe2+Ka3
104.Qe1Qb5+
105.Kd8Qb6+
106.Kc8Qc5+
107.Kd7Qd4+
108.Ke6a1=Q
109.Qa5+Kb3
110.Qb5+Kc3
111.Qc6+Qc4+
112.Qxc4+Kxc4
113.Kf5Kd5
114.Kf4Qc3
115.Kg5Qe5+
116.Kh6Ke6
117.Kg6Qg3+
118.Kh7Kf7
119.Kh6Qh4#
 

White to play for equality

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of BotanicalKnight (1433) vs. john2001plus (1730)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.f4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3Nc6
5.d3Nge7
6.Nc3Nf5
7.g3h5
8.Bg2h4
9.g4h3
10.Bf1Nfd4
11.g5Nxf3+
12.Qxf3Nd4
13.Qf2Bd7
14.Be3Rc8
15.O-O-ONxc2
16.Qxc2d4
17.Qd2Bc6
18.Rg1dxe3
19.Qxe3Qd4
20.Rg3Qxe3+
21.Rxe3Bg2
22.Rg3Bxf1
23.Rxf1c4
24.Rff3cxd3
25.Rxd3Rh4
26.Rdf3Rc4
27.Rxh3Rcxf4
28.Rxf4Rxf4
29.Rh8a6
30.b3Ke7
31.Na4Rf5
32.Nb6Rxe5
33.Rxf8Rb5
34.Rg8Rxb6
35.Rxg7
 

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

White to play and win

Itsyourturn.com
Coffey, John (2001) vs. Jumper (1700)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Nf3Be7
5.Bg5O-O
6.Rc1c6
7.e3h6
8.Bxf6Bxf6
9.Bd3Nd7
10.O-Oe5
11.cxd5exd4
12.Nxd4cxd5
13.Nxd5Bxd4
14.exd4Nf6
15.Nc7Rb8
16.Re1a6
17.d5Bg4
18.f3Bh5
19.g4Bg6
20.Bxg6fxg6
21.Ne6Qb6+
22.Kg2Rfe8
23.d6Nd7
24.Qd4Qxd4
25.Nxd4Rxe1
26.Rxe1Kf8
27.Re7Nc5
28.b4Nd3
29.Ne6+Kg8
30.d7Ne5
31.d8=Q+Rxd8
32.Nxd8Nc4
33.Ne6
 

What is the best continuation for White?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1786) vs. mcplayerus (1968)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nf3Nf6
4.Nc3c6
5.e3Nbd7
6.Bd3dxc4
7.Bxc4c5
8.O-Oa6
9.a4Be7
10.dxc5Bxc5
11.Qc2O-O
12.Rd1Qe7
13.Ne4Nxe4
14.Qxe4Nf6
15.Qe5Bd7
16.Bd2h6
17.Bc3Bc6
18.Nd4Bd6
19.Nxc6bxc6
20.Rxd6
 

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Black to play for a winning advantage.

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of TheBlackVeil (1363) vs. john2001plus (1724)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+6
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.Qc2d5
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3c5
7.Nf3cxd4
8.exd4h6
9.Bh4Nc6
10.Bd3dxc4
11.Bxc4Nxd4
12.Nxd4Qxd4
13.Bxf6Qxc4
14.a3Ba5
15.Be7Re8
16.Bb4Bxb4
17.axb4Qxb4
18.O-OBd7
19.Rfd1Bc6
20.Ra3Red8
21.Re1Rd4
22.Rb3Qd6
23.Ne2Rd2
24.Qc1Rd8
25.Nc3Qf4
26.Ne2Qg4
27.Ng3Rd1
28.Qc3Rxe1+
29.Qxe1Rd1
30.Re3Rxe1+
31.Rxe1h5
32.h4Qxh4
 

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of weakfish (1372) vs. Sherlocked (1851)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.f4c5
6.c3Nc6
7.Bb5Qb6
8.Bxc6bxc6
9.Ne2Ba6
10.Nf3cxd4
11.Nfxd4Nc5
12.O-ONe4
13.Re1Be7
14.Qb3Rc8
15.Be3Nc5
16.Qc2Qc7
17.Ng3g6
18.Nge2O-O
19.Qd2Ne4
20.Qc2c5
21.Nf3Rb8
22.b3Qa5
23.Bd2Rfd8
24.c4Nxd2
25.Nxd2dxc4
26.Nxc4Qc7
27.Ng3Rd4
28.Ne2Rd5
29.Nc3Bxc4
30.bxc4Rd4
31.Nb5Qd7
32.Nxd4cxd4
33.Red1Bc5
34.Rd3h5
35.Rb1Rb6
36.Rxb6axb6
37.h3Kg7
38.a4Qa7
39.Qb3Qa5
40.Qb5Qe1+
41.Kh2Qf1
42.Rf3Qc1
43.Qb3d3
44.h4d2
45.Rd3Bf2
 

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Black to play and win.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analyis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bd2O-O
6.g3Bb7
7.Bg2d6
8.O-ONbd7
9.Rc1c5
10.a3Bxc3
11.Bxc3Ne4
12.b4Nxc3
13.Rxc3Qe7
14.dxc5dxc5
15.b5Rfd8
16.Rd3a6
17.a4axb5
18.axb5e5
19.Nh4e4
20.Rd6Ne5
21.Rxd8+Qxd8
22.Qc2Qd4
23.Rc1Ra1
24.Rxa1Qxa1+
25.Bf1g6
26.e3g5
27.f4exf3 e.p.
28.Nf5Ng4
29.Nh6+Nxh6
 

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Be7
6.O-OO-O
7.Nc3d5
8.cxd5Nxd5
9.Nxd5Bxd5
10.Qc2Nc6
11.Rd1Bxf3
12.Bxf3Nxd4
13.Rxd4Qxd4
14.Be3Qb4
15.Bxa8Rxa8
16.Qxc7Qxb2
17.Rd1Qxe2
18.Rd2Qe1+
19.Kg2Bc5
20.Rd7Rf8
21.Bxc5bxc5
22.Qxa7Qe4+
23.f3Qc2+
24.Kh3Qf2
25.f4h6
26.Rc7Qf1+
27.Kg4Qg2
28.Rxc5f5+
29.Kh5Qh3+
30.Kg6Rf6#